Definition of babylon Babylon

/bæˈbʌlɑˌn/ - [babulan] - Bab•y•lon

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What does babylon mean?

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babylon - the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
		mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
		mesopotamia the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq
		hanging gardens of babylon
		tower of babel, babel (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

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babylon
An ancient city in Mesopotamia (modern Al Hillah, Iraq), the ruins of which can be found in present-day Babil Province, about 80km south of Baghdad. (source: Wikipedia)

babylon
One of the oldest and most celebrated cities in the world, the ancient capital of the Babylonio-Chaldean empire, was situated in an extensive plain on the Euphrates, about 60 miles south of Bagdad. The modern town of Hillah is supposed to occupy a portion of its site. About 588 B.C., Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, captured Jerusalem, burned the great temple of Solomon, and carried away the Jews as captives to Babylon. Cyrus besieged Babylon, took it by stratagem in 538, and put to death the king Belshazzar, after which the kingdom of Babylon ceased to exist. The city was occupied by Darius in 518, and taken by Alexander the Great in 331. Alexander having selected it as the capital of his empire, died there in 323 B.C.

Babylon was an old city in Mesopotamia (now in Iraq). It was the capital city of Babylonia. The city was mentioned for the first time in history in 24th century BC. Throughout its history, Babylon's power lessened.